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How one song introduced distortion to rock and roll, inspired Jimmy Page to play guitar and caused a moral panic
Behind the 1958 guitar instrumental that changed rock and roll’s sonic landscape forever
Johnny Rzeznik on his number-one regret about the Goo Goo Dolls’ biggest hit song
The alt-rocker opens up about what moves him the most when he hears his classic cut
Slash, Andrew Watt, Duff McKagan, Chad Smith and Post Malone honor Ozzy Osbourne with a show-stopping all-star performance of Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs” at the Grammys
Yungblud and Nuno Bettencourt were among those honored earlier in the night for their Back to the Beginning performance
How a devastating childhood accident and chance encounters with legends helped Ry Cooder become one of guitar’s most influential stylists
The guitarist would help define the Rolling Stones’ late-‘60s shift to country rock and bring Cuban music to a global audience
Brian May says Queen will not perform in the U.S. “Everyone is thinking twice”
May’s comments come in the wake of ICE killings in Minnesota
The long road to Lucinda Williams’ breakthrough album — and the creative partnership that didn’t survive it.
Gurf Morlix recalls his journey with Williams that led to her greatest success and his decision to step away
How Peter Frampton discovered his signature effect while recording with George Harrison
It was a moment that would define the rest of his career
“I was embarrassingly inexperienced.” Steve Vai on the guitarist who “saved his bacon” with a vital piece of gear when he was a greenhorn in David Lee Roth’s band
Vai had the talent to launch the Roth’s solo career, but it took a more experienced hand to help him out
